Chapter 700 King of Korea

Outside Xingyang, Zhang Chu’s military camp.

It was late at night, and Wu Kuang stood in front of the military map, unable to sleep.

Since the Daze Mountain uprising, their momentum has been growing day by day. With the disciples of the original farmers and the martyrs who defected all the way, Zhang Chu's army was invincible and occupied most of the land in the Central Plains south of the river.

Chen Sheng established himself as king, established his capital in Chen land, and commanded all the princes in the world to achieve unparalleled glory.

But within a few months, a split emerged within the rebel army.

The rebel army heading north is making good progress. But its leaders, like military ministers, after they invaded Zhao, proclaimed themselves king and no longer obeyed orders.

The rebel armies heading east encountered the Tian family of Qi and the Xiang family of Chu and were unable to move forward. Although Tian and Xiang still followed Chen Du's call on the surface, they went their own way. They reached some kind of agreement with Zhou Shi, the leader of the East Route Rebel Army, supported Wei Jiu as king, seized Wei's old land, and no longer obeyed Chen Du's orders.

The original mission of the various rebel armies heading south was to seize the Nanchu areas such as Jiujiang, Hengshan, and Nanjun. But before they could cross the Huaihe River, they encountered resistance from the Mohists and local county soldiers. Not only did they fail to complete their original mission, they did not even complete the first step of capturing Shouchun, the old capital of the Chu State, and returned with a disastrous defeat.

The main force of Zhang Chu's army was still concentrated on the west route, in order to invade Guanzhong and destroy Qin. Under the leadership of Wu Kuang, its elite forces attacked Xingyang, while the other two partial armies attacked from the directions of Yingchuan and Nanyang respectively, in order to break through Hangu and Wuguan of Qin State.

The army attacking from Yingchuan entered Sanchuan and was beaten to pieces by Li Xin's 30,000 flying troops, and the entire army was annihilated.

The army that attacked Nanyang had its 300-mile land logistics and food route blocked many times by Meng's cavalry. It ran out of food and retreated, losing half of its troops. Only then, with the support of the Zhu family, did it return to Kunming. Yang rests.

Now among all the rebels, only his group is still fighting against the Qin army.

Wu Kuang knew very well the great responsibility on his shoulders.

Xingyang and Aoshan complement each other, followed by Chenggao. The main force of Li Yousanchuan Army was stationed in these three places, like an iron wall, blocking his progress.

Whether it is Aocang on Aoshan Mountain, Hulao Pass in Chenggaozhong, or Xingyang City, which is the focus of the empire, they are all important military areas that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.

This area is also the dividing point between the empire and the Kanto princes.

Now that the other two armies of the West Route Army had failed, and the military ministers of Zhao State refused to send troops for reinforcements, they followed the original plan to seize Hanoi and attack Luoyang from the north of Sanchuan. In this way, Wu Kuang could only break through from this area.

In the past few days, Wu Kuang had repeatedly attacked Xingyang, but all failed. The rebels suffered heavy casualties and their morale was even lower.

Wu Kuang already had the intention to retreat, but he couldn't. Chen Sheng's reign as king was short-lived, and there was already a state of separation within the rebel army. At this time, they really need a victory to stabilize people's hearts.

If they retreat, they may be completely divided within the rebel army.

"The false king, General Tian Hu is outside asking for an audience."

"Let him in."

Wu Kuang waved his hand and didn't care. But the moment Tian Hu entered the tent, his heart was full of vigilance, and he woke up in an instant.

Tian Hu had a murderous intent on his body. Wu Kuang is not sure yet, who is the reason for Tian Hu’s murderous intention?

"Tian Hu, you came here late at night, what do you mean?"

"The war is not going well, and the brothers are very angry. Let me ask, does the false king have any good strategies to deal with the Qin army?"

"Now the rebel attacks are not going well, and Li You is guarding Xingyang like an iron barrel. I am afraid there will be no good solution in a short time."

"Since we can't capture it, then retreat! Now that big cities like Daliang, Suiyang, Xinzheng, and Yangdi are in our hands, where can we go?"

Tian Hu's words made Wu Kuang shake his head and sigh.

"We cannot retreat. If we retreat, I'm afraid the situation will be reversed."

After hearing this, Tian Hu smiled coldly.

"I don't understand this. Since we can't attack and won't retreat, isn't it just a waste of the lives of our brothers to fill this hole?"

Wu Kuang noticed the change in Tian Hu's attitude and felt depressed. He scolded without explanation.

"The king accepts me as the false king and orders me to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to march westward to Guanzhong. I said we can't retreat, so we can't retreat. Go down!"

Tian Hu did not leave, he still stood there, looking at Wu Kuang with a cold light in his eyes.

"These hundreds of thousands of troops are not yours alone. Among them are my brothers from Chiyoutang and Gonggongtang. If you don't retreat, then I will leave with my brothers from these two halls. We also have a share in conquering the world. , My brothers and I want Yingchuan County, but it’s not too much! You can take the rest of the army to Daliang or Suiyang."

Wu Kuang was furious, pulled out his sword and pointed it at Tian Hu.

"Tian Hu, do you want to rebel?"

Tian Hu laughed loudly.

"We were rebelling, have you forgotten?"

Following this laughter, there was a sound of fighting outside the tent.

"You traitor!"

Wu Kuang stabbed Tian Hu. The opponent was well prepared. He pulled out the tiger soul and raised it slightly, missing Wu Kuang's sword edge. In terms of cultivation, Tian Hu is one step ahead of Wu Kuang.

But at this time, Tian Hu had no intention of having a showdown with Wu Kuang and shouted loudly.

"Do it!"

The Six Sword Slaves rushed into the tent from all directions, aiming their swords at Wu Kuang.

The Six Sword Slaves have been training for many years in order to integrate their sword intentions with each other and complete this killing blow.

Zhao Gao trained them originally to deal with Zhao Shuang. But in the palace of the empire, Zhao Gao did not see whether his many years of hard work had finally succeeded, and he had already failed.

The six people separated and reunited, but in just a moment, Wu Kuang was struck by several swords and fell to the ground, dying.

Tian Hu looked at Wu Kuang, feeling a little unbearable after all.

"I told you a long time ago that we each have our own business. I occupy Yingchuan and you occupy Dang County. You must not listen."

Wu Kuang looked at Tian Hu with a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Do you think Zhao Shuang can let you become the king of Korea so easily? You..."

There was a bit of sadness in Wu Kuang's words, but after all, he lost his voice before he finished speaking.

The tent door opened, and Tian Yan came from outside. He looked at Wu Kuang who had fallen on the ground. With just a glance, he turned away and took the military talisman Wu Kuang put on the table.

"Ayan, what should we do now?"

The Six Swordsmen followed Tian Yan's side, respectfully. Tian Yan handed the military talisman to Tian Hu.

"Second uncle, take the military talisman and take over Wu Kuang's army. Don't cause any trouble."

"I'll go right away."

Tian Hu was so excited that before he could walk a few steps, he was stopped by Tian Yan.

"In addition, report the matter here to Chen Du and tell Chen Sheng."

"What?"

Tian Hu stopped and was shocked.

"Even if my second uncle doesn't tell me, Chen Sheng will know about it."

"But……"

"Don't worry, my second uncle said that not only will Chen Sheng not blame him, but he will reward him."

"That's...okay!"

Tian Hu left the camp and went to mobilize his troops.

Tian Yan lowered his body, brushed his hand against Wu Kuang's cheek, and asked him to close his eyes.